Thousands of people are helping share an appeal in the search for a teenager reported missing from New Cross.
16-year-old Isaiah Aderiye was reported missing from the New Cross area by the Met Police in Lewisham on Friday night (July 2).
He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and black tracksuit trousers.
An appeal published by Lewisham MPS was shared over 1,000 times on Twitter, while a separate appeal for help seemingly published by a friend Isaiah's family has been shared over 7,000 times so far.
#APPEAL | Can you help us find 16-year-old Isaiah Aderiye who is #missing from the New Cross area? He is 6ft tall and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black tracksuit trousers. Please ☎️ 101 ref: 8680/01Jul pic.twitter.com/d7YcfL471D
— Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) July 2, 2021
The Missing People charity are also working on helping find Isaiah, who they said has been missing since Thursday (July 1).
A short statement on the group's website read:
"Isaiah we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be safe.
"Call. Text. 9am-11pm Free. Confidential. 116000".
Police for their part are asking anyone with information to contact them by calling 101 and quoting reference number: 8680/01Jul
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